Videos: Animators ‘Recode’ Data-Driven Decode Art

When interactive exhibition Decode: Digital Design Sensations opened in London last month, digital artists counted on gallery visitors to face off first-hand with their sensor-driven installations in order to create unique experiences.

To push the interactivity beyond gallery walls, the Victoria and Albert Museum has offered a call-out to art geeks. The challenge: Tweak and “recode” the open-source digital identity, crafted by British designer Karsten Schmidt and commissioned by the gallery, to make their own video variations.

In an e-mail to Wired.com, Decode curator Shane Walter explained: “The museum context is being challenged … by enabling you to upload your own creations. This fosters an open-mindedness and understanding of the area twinned with a fun, informative and touching experience.”